WorldFloraDB - Rumex vesicarius

Characteristics

A shrub like plant. It is an annual plant. The stems are hollow up to about 75 cm high. The stems only occasionally branch. The leaves are broad and thick. They are like blunt arrowheads. The leaf stalks are about as long as the leaves. There are papery stipules at the base of the leaf stalk. The seed capsules occur on tall spikes and are papery red. The seed capsules have dark veins. The capsules are 1.5-2.5 cm long.

Life form	annual
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	anemogamy
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Mature height (meter)	0.5
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is a tropical and Mediterranean plant. It grows in arid regions. It occurs in Central Australia. It is cultivated in Java. In West Africa it grows in the Sahara. It grows in the Sahel. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.

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Dry areas among loose stones, on grassy or gravelly slopes, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,150 metres.

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Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten. They are used in curries and chutneys. The sour young shoots are sometimes eaten raw. They can be used for curdling milk.

Uses	animal food dye environmental use food leaf vegetable medicinal
Edible	leaves
Therapeutic use	Astringents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Laxatives (leaf), Snake bites (leaf), Toothache (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Astringents (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Dysentery (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Nausea (seed), Scorpion stings (seed), Thirst (seed), Ulcer (seed), Urinary incontinence (seed), Vomiting (seed), Cooling effect on body (seed), Alterative (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor(Abdomen) (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Pain (unspecified), Splenic diseases (unspecified), Stomach diseases (unspecified), Urologic diseases (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°)	21
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